Which to use
“fasten” and “fragten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,357
- “fasten” frequency rank
- #15,090
- “fragten” frequency rank
- 30447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasten | fragten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (aus körperlichen oder religiösen Gründen) für eine bestimmte Zeit auf alle oder gewisse Nahrung verzichten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen |
Where the eye mixes fasten and fragten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fasten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fragten's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fasten vs fragten
A purely visual mix-up. fasten ([ˈfastn̩]) and fragten ([ˈfʁaːktn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasten is recorded at frequency rank #15,357, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfastn̩]. fragten is at rank #15,090, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁaːktn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30447, this pair ranks #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fasten vs fragten
Shared letters: aefnt. Private to "fasten": s. Private to "fragten": gr.
"fasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fragten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fasten" and "fragten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fasten" vs "fragten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fasten" and "fragten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fragten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasten" and "fragten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fragten vs Fritten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.